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On Wednesday, Fox confirmed that director Neill Blomkamp was at work on a new "Alien" sequel. And on "The Tonight Show," the queen alien-fighter herself, Sigourney Weaver, teased a possible tidbit about the film that would be as bizarre as it would be awesome. Weaver was just at the celebrity-filled "SNL40" event on Sunday, rubbing shoulders with the hundreds of former cast members and hosts when she bumped into the stand-up comedian of the moment, Louis C.K. She mentioned the possibility of a new "Alien" film and his response was perfect. "Louis C.K. said, 'I want to be in it and I want to die in a terrible way,'" Weaver told...

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The Screen Actors Guild Award nominations were announced five minutes ago, and the awards won't be announced for another month. But why procrastinate? Let's pick the winners ... now!. Because of the size of the voting body (111,228 eligible members and...

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Jerry Seinfeld will continue to chat up funny people for another year. Crackle has renewed his Web series "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" for a sixth season.
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The Producers Guild of America, a major bellwether for the best picture Oscar, announced on Monday the nominees for its Darryl F. Zanuck producer of the year award for motion pictures: “American Sniper,” “Birdman,” “Boyhood,” “Foxcatcher,” “Gone Girl,”...

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Comedian Tig Notaro has canceled two of her shows due to an undisclosed medical emergency. According to the performer's Facebook page, her Boston show on Saturday and her Denver show slated for Sunday were rescheduled "due to an unforeseen...

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